Incidents

Map of Canary Islands
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
The Ro-Pax ferry Virgen de Peñafrancia II lies on her side after listing heavily to starboard just off Real Port in the Philippines' Quezon province, October 30, 2026. All 58 passengers and crew were safely rescued.
Contship Jet
Prospector 5
The listing container vessel MSC Elsa 3 off the coast of Kerala, India. The ship sank on May 25, 2025, causing some of her cargo of plastic pellets to wash ashore with some reaching as far as Sri Lanka.
New Legend Pearl (later renamed Sigma Pearl) in 2017
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A NOAA USV similar to the one involved in a Lake Erie collision with a recreational boat
Illegal immigrants on boats are rescued by EUNAVFOR MED personnel as part of Operation Sophia, November 3, 2017. On that date, a total of 263 illegal immigrants on boats were rescued within Operation Sophia's area of responsibility in the Central Mediterranean.
Port of Ras Tanura
Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar map
UHL Freedom
The listing cargo ship Seahorse off the coast of Lebanon, October 25, 2026
The sand dredger Vivo Arya, pictured under a former name
UHL Freedom
Mein Schiff 3
Prospector 5
Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz
Black Sea
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